Station runs out of petrol/diesel but not electrons!

[Crissa]

https://thedriven.io/2024/01/23/no-...house-runs-out-of-gas-but-still-charging-evs/

Kinda obvious, I suppose ^-^

-Crissa

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[HaulingAss]

https://thedriven.io/2024/01/23/no-...house-runs-out-of-gas-but-still-charging-evs/

Kinda obvious, I suppose ^-^

-Crissa

When fossil fuel supplies run out during the apocalypse, it’s good to know you can still power an electric vehicle on locally produced solar power in the most remote regions on the planet.

Maybe Mad Max should have been driving an EV?

When I watched Mad Max about a decade ago, that's what struck me as unrealistic, at least from a modern perspective (the movie was made in 1979 when EVs were scarce, and more like glorified golf carts). In a dystopian future where the entire oil supply chain has collapsed, it would be much easier for bands of roving people to raid solar panels from roofs, copper wire and chargers from houses and businesses to keep electric cars on the road without all the pain of sourcing oil, refining it and storing it. Not to mention oil and filter changes and rebuilding engines, replacing alternators, fuel pumps, injectors or carbs, spark plugs, and ignition systems, belts and 12V batteries, brakes, etc.

Of course, the soundtrack wouldn't have been as exciting.

I will say, in the event that a major civilization threatening catastrophe like an asteroid impact happens, or nuclear war that doesn't wipe out humanity entirely, EVs will be the way to go because they need far fewer support services to maintain their operation.

 

[CTWheee]

When I watched Mad Max about a decade ago, that's what struck me as unrealistic, at least from a modern perspective (the movie was made in 1979 when EVs were scarce, and more like glorified golf carts). In a dystopian future where the entire oil supply chain has collapsed, it would be much easier for bands of roving people to raid solar panels from roofs, copper wire and chargers from houses and businesses to keep electric cars on the road without all the pain of sourcing oil, refining it and storing it. Not to mention oil and filter changes and rebuilding engines, replacing alternators, fuel pumps, injectors or carbs, spark plugs, and ignition systems, belts and 12V batteries, brakes, etc.

Of course, the soundtrack wouldn't have been as exciting.

I will say, in the event that a major civilization threatening catastrophe like an asteroid impact happens, or nuclear war that doesn't wipe out humanity entirely, EVs will be the way to go because they need far fewer support services to maintain their operation.

How dare you make sense.

 

[ÆCIII]

The major advantage of electrical infrastructure is that once it's installed it provides a continuous delivery of energy with very little maintenance.

Contrast that with gas stations which require a constant refill by tanker trucks. In sparsely populated areas of a a large country like Australia, it's not surprising that sustaining petrol would be a problem in towns or areas distant from the major ports and cities.

But sustaining energy via electrical infrastructure instead of gasoline tanker trucks is an obvious advantage regardless of location.

- ÆCIII

 

[CyberGus]

When I watched Mad Max about a decade ago, that's what struck me as unrealistic, at least from a modern perspective (the movie was made in 1979 when EVs were scarce, and more like glorified golf carts). In a dystopian future where the entire oil supply chain has collapsed, it would be much easier for bands of roving people to raid solar panels from roofs, copper wire and chargers from houses and businesses to keep electric cars on the road without all the pain of sourcing oil, refining it and storing it. Not to mention oil and filter changes and rebuilding engines, replacing alternators, fuel pumps, injectors or carbs, spark plugs, and ignition systems, belts and 12V batteries, brakes, etc.

Of course, the soundtrack wouldn't have been as exciting.

I will say, in the event that a major civilization threatening catastrophe like an asteroid impact happens, or nuclear war that doesn't wipe out humanity entirely, EVs will be the way to go because they need far fewer support services to maintain their operation.

In 1979, the pinnacle of rechargeable battery development was the NiCad (uugh). Lithium batteries didn't become commercially available until the 90's.

But yeah, ICE will go extinct about 6 months after civilization collapses, since gasoline has a poor shelf life, and refinement requires large industry.

What really kills me are the Sci-Fi shows, such as Halo, where they bother to take combustion vehicles into space for use on other planets

 

[Kjod_63]

I always love the question, “how do you charge during a power outage?”

To which I reply, “Do gas pumps work in a power outage?”

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